Kaseman Beckman Advanced Strategies

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Keith Kaseman and Julie Beckman present the design for the Pentagon Memorial at a press conference March 3, 2003
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"Light Benches", the winning design of the Pentagon Memorial

Kaseman Beckman Advanced Strategies (KBAS) is an American design and architecture firm founded in 2002 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Its principals are Julie Beckman and Keith Kaseman. Among the firm's completed projects are large-scale memorials such as the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. [1]

In 2006, KBAS was named by the Architectural League of New York as a winner of the Young Architects competition for projects in the theme Instability. [2]

In 2011, the American Council of Engineering Companies awarded the firm their National Honor Award. That year, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America awarded KBAS a Philament Award, and McGraw-Hill Construction selected them for Project of the Year in park/side/landscaping. That same year, the Design-Build Institute of America awarded KBAS their Design-Build Excellence Award. [3]

In 2012, the American Institute of Architects awarded KBAS a National Medal of Service (a gold medallion) at their Architects of Healing ceremony, which honored architects involved in 9/11 memorials and rebuilding efforts. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Miroff, Nick (2008-09-11). "Creating a Place Like No Other". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  2. ↑ "2006 Young Architects Forum". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  3. ↑ "UT taps UPenn lecturer, architect as director of student services". The News Sentinel. 10 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Architects of Healing". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
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